as in to threaten
to place in danger
a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people
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Recent Examples of endanger
This choice inevitably prolongs the war, polarizes Israel, and consolidates the right-wing coalition while endangering the remaining hostages’ lives.
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Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
And the Environmental Protection Agency has been called on to a rewrite its longstanding findings that determined planet-warming greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.
—Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
Atlanta provided him a second chance, but that opportunity appears endangered.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
With fewer than 400 individuals left in fragmented forest habitats, it is critically endangered.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
And the Environmental Protection Agency has been called on to a rewrite its longstanding findings that determined planet-warming greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.
—Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
Atlanta provided him a second chance, but that opportunity appears endangered.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
With fewer than 400 individuals left in fragmented forest habitats, it is critically endangered.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endanger
Verb
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If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2025
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But those houses are increasingly threatened by wildfire, floods and heat.—
Ryan Kellman,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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Conversely, adding capacity without aligning inventory policies risks idle assets or ongoing shortages.—
Dileep Rai,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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In using force against his own citizens, the leader risks alienating supporters and activating resistance. June 11, 2025 What happens next in Los Angeles between the military and protesters — which group is perceived as the aggressors — may likely determine what happens next in our democracy.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Closing the lab could jeopardize the country’s leadership role in global climate science.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Returning to Afghanistan will jeopardize my daughter’s education.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Yes, Georgia and Paul split this season as the blowback from the trial — and Paul's support of Proposition 38, disastrous for small businesses — imperiled his mayoral career.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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However, in the past week this relationship unraveled and Musk has now suggested Trump should be impeached and replaced by Vice President JD Vance, while the president suggested Musk's companies could lose government contracts potentially imperiling SpaceX's relationship with NASA.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endanger. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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